Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-16
1HE REPUBLIC4N OUTLOOK.

and his merits That he undoubtedly eN-
poets. Indeed, he can reasonably expect
nothing else Yet il may not prove neces-
sary to aitiict him much. for even demo
Gratis, of the old-fashioned kind. are falling
away from him, and ii is already. in SO
shorta time, an established fact that he can
not command the entire support of his party.
This true, he cannot be elected, except
through republican blunders. which repub-
Leans do not propose TO make. They will
have the right man at the front at the
right time, and he will be elected by a
swinging majority.
for the mayoralty, by the prohibitionists.
on Tuesday night. was an eye-opener. and
it has an important bearing on the situation.
I le democrats had arranged very nice
.'non-partisan" programme. nominating a
democrat at the head, and several prohib-
itionistS ornamepting the several joints of
the tail, expecting that the prohibtioniSts
would swallow the entire ticket. But the
prohlbitionists who were parties to the bar
gain found that they could not deliver the
goods The regulars met in convention,
nominated the prohibitionists who had been
named by the .'non-r artisans" and put
leir own men in all the other places On the
ticket. The prohibitionists will vote for
Mr.. Ludlow and not for Mr.. Hagan. That
is to say. the politicians in the party, but
there is contingent in the party who will
surely be brought out by the republicans;
that is to say. neither the bipartisan"
ticket nor the prohibition ticket will COM
mand the full support of the parties or con-
z generations which have placed tickets in
nomination. The .'non-partisan" combin-
alton already shows its lack of cohesiveness
and is falling in pieces. The prohibition
ticket will begin to crack and crumble when
the republican ticket is put in the field.
What the republicans have TO do now is 10
select good. strong man, as mayor, who is
universally respected and personally popular
and nominate him by acclamstion. Such
man can be found-a man who-as We have
already said-''wilI enlist in his behalf. by
the very strength and symmetry of his
character. the enthusiastic support of all
republicans" and who when nominated by
the convention, will sacrifice his own per-
sonal feelings and accept the position ten
dered him. We must make no mistake.
Victory is already ours. and We must not
throw il away.
Now let the delegates TO the convention.
who are to be elected next Monday night, 90
uncommitted and nnpledged, so that they
shall be at full liberty TO do the best they
can for the party and the city. There must
be no setting-up of delegations-and only
a common purpose entertained to do the
best that can be done to promote republi-
can interests. The office seeks the man |,
Let nobody stand in the way of grand
popular movement in the direction of re-
publican unity and triumph,
Our Captain Bushnell is pretty sure-as
the result of his high reputation, and char
acter and broad fame as q politician. 10
get picked up by newspaper men. when he
gets away from home He was found, at
the Fifth Avenue hotel. in New York. the
other day, BY Tribune man-Col. Carson
Lake. We suspect-whn gave the following
report of the interview that occurred:
Captain A. 5. Bushnell. of Onio, who
was chairman of the republican committee
of his state two years ago when Judge For
aker was elected governor has been in New
York for several days. lie is a manufac-
turer of agricultural implements. his estab-
lishment for that purpose being one of the
largest in the country. He is a robust man
OF forty-tiye. with full face. double chin.
keen eyes and iron-gray mustache. Like
biHtl oHib ln'li II Ju>N HOW
ing about John Sherman for president.
but he has nevertheless a warm side for
Judge Foraker. whom he regards as a
rising man. of great prospects. This is his
way OF putting things: I'VE are all for
Senator Sherman in Ohio. II would be im-
possible for us 10 be for anyone else. He is
the great statesman OF the Buckeye state.
and We are disposed TO support him for the
mr. Sihan.xv orai,.sf fh. h.aII Th.ra
ways been a strong Blaine sentiment in the
state, but il has never antagonized Mr..
Sherman. Judge Foraker has a great many
friends. some of whom are urging him to go
to the front. but his best friends realize that
his wisest course is To remain quiet and let
Mr.. Sherman have all the strength that Ohio
can give hin. These friends understand
very thoroughly that if the convention next
year shald drift away from the
old men of the party and de-
eide 10 take up a new man. Judge
Foraker's position would then be a very
strong one. but if he should antagonize Mr..
Sherman il would be materially weakened.
There has been great deal of talk that
Judge Foraker is permitting the use of his
name TO break down Sherman with the idea
of being second on the ticket with Mr..
Blaine. There is nothing al all in this. be-
cause Judge Forakers friends do not want
him to be nominated for vice president.
They know that it would be 10 his political
injury. These is no future for the man who
accepts the vice presidency, unless in some
such case as President Arthur's-a cOntin-
gency that no one would ever think of cal
culating upon. There is a feeling in Ohio
that Senator Sherman is growing in favor
over the county"
We told the democrats last fall that they
should stand by their own flag; nominate a
ticket and vote il. like men
They decided, however. to strike their party
colOrs and monkey with the non -partisans
The result was that one prohibitioniSt, and
not single democrat. got into Office. The
monkeying was repeated this spring. but
Mr.. W. S. Thomas and Mr.. Abel. who
have done a great deal of strong work for
the non-partisans, were quietly kicked out